Anchoring device.



n. G. HOWARD. ANCHORING DEVICE.

APPLICATIO'N`FILED FEB. l.. l9|`5.

Patented om. 26, 1915.

` IWW/Mofo R- Hom/HRD JlO @FFllMt ROV/'LAND G. HOWARD, 0F JACKSON, TENNESSEE.

ANCHORING DEVICE.

Application filed February 1, 1915.

To all ywhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, RowLAND G. HOWARD, citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchoring Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompany-A ing drawings.

My invention relates to anchoring devices and particularly to devices of this character wherein a p ost is used to resist strain.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a very simple and easily applied anchoring device including a post so constructed that it will not need to be buried in the ground and so formed that it may initially be disposed in an inclined position and brought to a vertical position under strain.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein z* Figure 1-is a perspective view of my anchoring device. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view showing one of the anchoring pegs disposed -in operative position.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings my improved anchoring device comprises a base 1 having any suitable'area and adapted to be placed upon the ground and to this base is hinged a post 2 by means of a hinge 3. The post 2 is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced perforations 4 designed to receive a bolt or pin 5l that eX-' tends through the arms 6 of a clip, this clip being U-shaped in form and adapted to be connected to 'a chain 6a or like flexible connection whereby strain may be applied upon the post.

The strain applied upon the post is resisted bv means of the oppositely disposed chains and 8. There are two pairs of these chains 7 and 8, the chains of each pair being disposed in divergentrelation.

Each pair of chains vis connected at one lend to a clip 9, lll-shaped in form and adapted to embrace the post 2 and to be held in engagement with the post by means of a bolt 10 or pin. The outer end of each of the chains 7 and 8 is connected to an anchoring pin 11,` 'this pin having an arm 12 extending out at an obtuse angle to the aXis of the'pin, the extremity of the arm being hook-shaped as Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ea oet.. ac, rais. Serial No. 5,503.

at 13 for engagement with the corresponding chain. It is to be particularly noted that the anchoring chains`7 and 8 which are disposed in the direction of pull are connected by the corresponding clip 9 .to the lower end of the post, while the anchoring chains 7 and 8 which extend opposite to the direction of strain are disposed above the connection of the first-named pair of anchorng chains. As a consequence, the post has a double fulcrum. lVhen it is drawn upward by the straining chain 6EL from an inclined position away from the direction of strain to a vertical position, the lowei' end of the post will tend to move rearward thus tightening the first-named pair of anchoring chains, while the post above the lower end will move forward thus tightening the second pair of anchoring chains. It will be noted that these arms 12 on the several pins l1 are so disposed that when the vpins are driven or forced downward at an under strain.

rlhe particular form of anchor which I have now described is adapted for many .purposes particularly because of the fact that the post does not have to be driven into the ground in order to secure a relatively solid bearing forthe chain 6. It is particularly adapted for stretching wire fence and also may be used in railroad practice where ananchor is required for clearing away railroad wrecks or for the application of tackle.

In the operation of my invention the anchors on the side toward the direction of pull are first set and as the post is on a hinge the post can be inclined away from the point of pull and the vouter pair of anchoring pegs forced into the ground preferably as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. By thus initially setting the anchors on the opposite side from the direction of pull then the movement of the post to a vertical position under strain will take up slack in the chains and set the anchoring pegs further into the ground in the manner indicated in Fig.. 3. lVhen the post reaches a vertical positlon roo 6a after a hard strain isplaced upon the post.

It willfbe 1 obvious that the two pairsfof chains 'I' and 8 are at first moderately slack but that upon thefmovement `of the post from an inclined'psition .to ai'verticalfposi`r tion underthe actionofj-strain theianchoring ment.`

been setproperlyfi'n thegfrst instance',the.f'A

` vffrrned at its extremity to engage with lthe resisted by both l,setsof anchoring pegs and'` .,inas'much asthese' pegs may be set in any f j any desired rposition,

I. may lbevmade of' any position andthe post anchoringvfdevice is readily adaptable to all conditions and may be very readily set up.

l It is4 of course obvious vthat the post 2 size and of any weight according" to the work expected of it and that it may have any desired forml in cross section.

Having described claim is:-'-

1. An anchoring device' ,offthe character described, comprising a'basfe plate, a post hinged to V saidwbase` platefo A a vertical plane, said pos't'be my linvention what I fstraining ly and detachably engaged with the post'a clip engaged with the lower portion' offfthe post and disposed on the hinge de'thereof, divergent anchoring connectiii'sfex'tending upon the said clip, ground engaging members attached tothe ends of said anchoring connections, a clip .attached to the post below the first-named f clip and disposed oppositely to the hinge,

outwardly divergent anchoring connections :extending from the clip, and grouiid engaging members attached to the ends of said anchoring connections.

2. An anchoring device, comprising a'base plate, a post hinged thereto Afor movement in a vertical plane, a strain applying member connected to the post, anchorlng connections extending from-the lower portionof the post and opposite to the hinged connection of the vpost to the base, anchoring connections attached to the post above the last-named anchoring connection and extending in an oprotated or shifted toY it is obvious that my movement in ormed with v a vertical series of 'erforationaga connection adjustalg ,posite direction to named anchoring connection, and ground engaging members connected to said anchoring connections, said corresponding anchoringconne'ction.

v3. An: anchoring .device of the character described comprising-a.I base plate adapted `to be placed upon the ground, 'a post mounted upon the base plate, a straining member detachably and adjustably connected to the post, a clip detachably connected to the post, anchoring connections extending from the clip, ground engaging members attached to the anchoring-connections, a clip detachably connected to the post below the Erst-named clipand extending in an opposite direction thereto,. anchoring connections extending vfrom the last-named clip, and ground engaging members attached to the ends of 'said connections.

4. The combinationwith an anchoring post, of an anchoring connection extending in one direction from the lower end of the post and fiexibly connected thereto and embodying divergent members, an anchoring connection flexibly connected to the post above the first-named connection and extending opposite. tothe rst'named connection and embodying divergent members, a strain applying member connected to the upper end of the post and extending in the direction of the first named anchoring connection, and anchors attached to the ends of the anchoring connection, each9anchor comprising apin and an arm extending from the pin atan obtuse angle thereto and acting to .limit the penetration of the pin in the ground when strain is-applied thereto.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROWLAND G. ,'I-IOW'ARD. Witnesses:

.v J. W. S'rovALL, lGr. V. NARN. 

